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When a parent in New York passes away leaving only a will, their family is often surprised by what happens next. The document they believed

The call I receive is often from one of three siblings. Their parents have passed, leaving the family home in Brooklyn they purchased in 1978.

The founder of a successful Manhattan-based manufacturing firm dies suddenly. For 40 years, he was the business. He held the key relationships, signed every significant

When a Long Island family loses a parent who left behind only a will, their inheritance doesn’t transfer with a simple signature. Instead, the will—and

I recently sat with a client who spent 40 years building a successful manufacturing business on Long Island. He was ready to retire and pass

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When a Manhattan couple with a three-year-old and a substantial life insurance policy dies unexpectedly without a trust, the surviving child does not simply inherit

A few years ago, a woman came to our Manhattan office distraught. Her husband of nearly 40 years had passed away, and his will—drafted long

A parent passes away in their home on Staten Island. In their desk drawer is a will, naming their eldest child as the executor. The

When a parent dies in Brooklyn with a will, their estate does not pass to the children overnight. First, it must pass through the Kings

A couple came into my Manhattan office last month with a clear objective: put their Brooklyn brownstone into a trust. They’d heard from friends that

When a Manhattan father passes away, the adult child named in his will often walks into the bank the next morning, document in hand, expecting

A client came to my office with a shoebox. Inside was a tangle of papers—a will from 1998, old bank statements, a car title, and

I once met with a family in Brooklyn whose father had meticulously handwritten his final wishes. He signed it, dated it, and tucked it into

A client sat in my Manhattan office recently, looking at the first draft of his will. He pointed to a paragraph and said, “Russel, I

A building manager in Brooklyn calls a client. Her elderly uncle, who lived alone, has passed away in his apartment. The manager has, correctly, changed

A client’s son recently called my office from Brooklyn. His mother had passed away, and he was trying to access her iCloud account to retrieve

A few years ago, a new client came to see me. Her father, a successful Manhattan business owner, had just passed away. He had a

A few years ago, I sat with a couple who had added their only son to the deed of their Manhattan co-op. They thought it

A client once brought up the old rumor about Walt Disney being cryogenically frozen, asking if we could do something similar for his business—preserve it

A client’s mother passes away in her home on Long Island. Tucked in a safe deposit box is her will, properly signed and witnessed. The

I often meet with new clients who believe a simple will is all the planning they need. They’ve signed a document, named an executor, and

A young entrepreneur in Manhattan drafts her will using a popular website. For a small fee, she answers a few questions, and the software generates